Add Walmart and Rite Aid to the list of places offering COVID-19 test sites in Maryland.
Gov. Lawrence J. Hogan Jr. (R) announced Friday that certain outlets of the retail giant and the pharmacy chain will begin offering screenings next week. On Thursday, CVS said it would offer COVID-19 tests at 17 stores across the state. Hogan signed an emergency order earlier this week authorizing Maryland’s 1,200 pharmacies to order and administer the tests.
“As Maryland continues to dramatically expand testing availability and broaden the criteria for COVID-19 testing statewide, we are excited to be forging new partnerships with private sector companies like Walmart,” Hogan said in a statement. “With the addition of test sites at some of our Walmart stores, we are continuing to make significant progress on our long-term testing strategy for the state.”
At Walmart, Maryland residents will be able to take a self-administered, self-swab COVID-19 test at three locations:
Dorchester County
Walmart Supercenter, 2775 Dorchester Square, Cambridge, MD 21613
Frederick County
Walmart Supercenter, 2421 Monocacy Blvd, Frederick, MD 21701
Wicomico County
Walmart Supercenter, 409 N Fruitland Blvd, Fruitland, MD 21801
Tests will be provided at specific drive-up locations outside these stores three days a week, weather permitting, the state said. Walmart pharmacists and trained medical volunteers will provide the test materials, and participants and staff will be required to adhere to specific safety protocols. Tests will be administered by appointment only, which can be scheduled by visiting https://www.
Rite Aid has partnered with Verily and is using its Baseline COVID-19 Program to provide screening, scheduling, and return of results to participants at two sites in Maryland:
Anne Arundel County
Rite Aid #385, 5804 Ritchie Highway, Baltimore, MD
Baltimore County
Rite Aid #374, 5624 Baltimore National Pike, Baltimore, MD
Josh Kurtz
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Founding Editor Josh Kurtz is a veteran chronicler of Maryland politics and government. He began covering the State House in 1995 for The Gazette newspapers, and has been writing about state and local politics ever since. He was an editor at Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper, for eight years, and for eight years was the editor of E&E Daily, which covers energy and environmental policy on Capitol Hill. For 6 1/2 years Kurtz wrote a weekly column on state politics for Center Maryland and has written for several other Maryland publications as well. Kurtz regularly gives speeches and appears on TV and radio shows to discuss Maryland politics.
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